INDIE VIEW: ‘The Strange Ones’ maps out a walk down memory lane
The Strange Ones
By Jeremy Jusay
Gallery 13
The Strange Ones began its life in the very decade it takes place in, the 1990s, but it took 25 years for it to finally appear in this complete...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Constantly’ is a visual poem about the struggle you can’t see
Constantly
By GG
Koyama Press
In the entirely-wordless short graphic novel Constantly, GG presents a woman as she enters her day with trepidation, which manifests in hesitation and avoidance, while taunted by minimal specters that cause her...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Death of the Master’
The Death of the Master
By Patrick Kyle
Koyama Press
There’s a moment in Patrick Kyle’s The Death of the Master that reminded me of something that happened in my own life that put into physical reality...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Reincarnation Stories’ is probably all true and other lies Kim Deitch has...
Reincarnation Stories
By Kim Deitch
Fantagraphics Books
One of Kim Deitch’s great talents is creating such a blurry line between reality and fiction, and then wrapping that blurry line tightly around his stories, that it becomes impossible...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Lonesome Era’ features funny animals in real predicaments
The Lonesome Era
By Jon Allen
Iron Circus Comics
The first collection of Jon Allen’s webcomic, Ohio Is For Sale, delivered some good laughs and clever themes. His new book, The Lonesome Era, apparently pulls some material...
INDIE VIEW: ‘La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo’ uncovers a compelling corner of Latinx...
La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo
Written by Henry Barajas
Illustrated by J. Gonzo
Image Comics/Top Cow Productions
Originally a self-published mini-series, the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign, La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo does the important...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The House’ presents grieving as a story-building process
The House
By Paco Roca
Translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Fantagraphics
I think it’s fair to say that the true measure of the impact a human is how much space they leave empty upon their death and, therefore, how...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Willows’ is awesome ’70s horror comics by way of Lovecraft
Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows
Written By Nathan Carson
Illustrated by Sam Ford
Lettered by Jason Fischer
Floating World Comics
Before reading The Willows I was completely unfamiliar with Algernon Blackwood and I’m betting there are plenty of others out...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Mimi and the Wolves’ is cuteness with fangs
Mimi and the Wolves Volume 1
By Alabaster Pizzo
Avery Hill Publishing
Alabaster Pizzo started Mimi and the Wolves as a self-published effort back in 2013, releasing two more volumes over the next few years. This...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Family Tree’ and ‘Folklords’ enliven tropes by subverting them
Family Tree #1
Written by Jeff Lemire
Illustrated by Phil Hester
Image Comics
I’m past the point where I’m willing to give end of the world stories much of a chance if they involve zombies. There are, quite...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Chasing Echoes’ shows a family in hot pursuit of themselves
Chasing Echoes
Written by Dan Goldman
Illustrated by George Schall
Humanoids Life Drawn
It might be fair to call Malka Solomon a mess, but it’s not nice. That doesn’t stop her extended family from whispering about it behind...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Twilight Man’ traces Rod Serling’s pioneering darkness
The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television
By Koren Shadmi
Humanoids Life Drawn
There is a myth that America has always been desperate to believe about its involvement in World War II, one that...
